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On the
making of this.

01 — Typography

Set in two hands

Display is set in Instrument Serif by Instrument — a transitional serif with quiet italics and a characterful ampersand. Body copy uses Geist by Vercel, a neo-grotesque sans that stays legible at small sizes. Metadata and labels use JetBrains Mono, because every atelier deserves a stamp from the workshop floor.

02 — Palette

Paper, ink, sienna

The background is a warm cream (#F5F1EA) recalling pressed paper. Text is set in near-black with a slight warmth (#1A1814) to avoid the cold of pure black on light backgrounds. The single accent is burnt sienna (#8B2C1C), used sparingly as a period, a mark, or an arrow — never as a background.

03 — Texture

A breath of noise

A fine SVG noise overlay is applied in multiply mode across the whole surface. It's nearly invisible but it's there — a subtle grain that keeps the page from feeling flat and reminds the eye that this is an object, not a rectangle.

04 — Stack

Built with

This site is built with Astro (static output, zero JavaScript by default), Tailwind CSS v4 (with a custom theme), and TypeScript. Fonts are self-hosted via @fontsource. It is deployed to Cloudflare Pages and served from the edge.

The whole thing is deliberately small: no analytics, no cookies, no JavaScript beyond what Astro generates for interactivity.

05 — Legal entity

The business behind the work

Dragolea is the brand. The legal entity behind it is DRAGOLEA DANIEL-ȘTEFAN PERSOANĂ FIZICĂ AUTORIZATĂ, a Romanian sole proprietorship (Persoană Fizică Autorizată) registered at the Ilfov County Trade Registry on 2 September 2025.

  • Fiscal code: RO52427919
  • Trade registry: F2025032209005
  • D-U-N-S number: TBD
  • Main activity: CAEN 6210 — Custom software development (software orientat client)
  • VAT registered: since 15 September 2025
  • Registered address: Satul Săftica, Comuna Balotești, Județul Ilfov, cod poștal 077017, Romania
  • Jurisdiction: Romania

06 — Credit & contact

With thanks

Questions about the making of the site, the typography, or any other detail: email hello@dragolea.com . I answer everything eventually.